Some House Republicans have broken with Speaker Kevin McCarthy over plans to oust Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar, Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell from committees.
Author: Kerry Picket
GOP keeps diversity and inclusion as priorities on House financial services committee
Republicans now hold the gavels on the House Financial Services Committee and have no plans to kill off a Democratic relic that prioritized diversity and inclusion on the panel.
Jeffries prepares for fight with McCarthy after renominating Swalwell, Schiff to Intel Committee
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries formally nominated two Democrats on the Intelligence Committee and is expected to nominate another Democrat on the Foreign Affairs panel, all three of who Speaker Kevin McCarthy pledged to block, setting up a polit…
Dems quick to blame ‘bigotry’ in California shooting before suspect identified
Democratic lawmakers blamed ethnic bigotry as the motivation behind Saturday night’s mass shooting at a Los Angeles dance club before authorities released information about the suspect.
Mayors insist they are addressing their cities’ crime problems that they attribute to pandemic, guns
When mayors from the nation’s biggest cities gathered for a conference in Washington, they boasted about having a handle on the violent crime crisis that’s exploded on their watch.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, Paul Gosar are back on committees after two-year exile under Dem rule
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Paul Gosar of Arizona have been given committee assignments for the new Congress, ending two years of being banished from committees by Democrats.
Illegal immigration, migrant busing get closed-door treatment this week at U.S. Conference of Mayors
The immigration crisis that’s being bused into big cities was on the agenda when the U.S. Conference of Mayors kicked off its winter meeting Tuesday in Washington, but the mayors’ big discussion about border jumpers will happen in private.
Rep. Jim Jordan says new subcommittee will probe ‘disparate’ treatment of Jan. 6 defendants
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan said the new subcommittee on the weaponization of the federal government wants to investigate the alleged mistreatment of Jan. 6, 2021, defendants during their detainment.
House Speaker McCarthy says embattled Rep. Santos will not have access to top secret information
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says embattled freshman Rep. George Santos, New York Republican, is unlikely to have access to anything top secret.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy prepared to release all Capitol footage of Jan. 6 protest
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Thursday he is willing to make public unreleased security footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.